42-107184 Silver Meteor

Object Number - UPL 16181 - B-17G-35-DL #42-107184 "Silver Meteor" Code: BI-L 390th BG - 568th BS
Delivered Tulsa 16/3/44; Kearney 29/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-L] Framlingham 8/4/44 THE WALRUS; non-op taxi accident, with Bernie Hayward, caught fire 8/3/45; Salvaged 15/3/45. SILVER METEOR.
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Units served with

- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x1/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=sRxwsCYe)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Tulsa, OK, USA | 16 March 1944 | |
Assigned |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 8 April 1944 | 390th BG |
Other Taxi Accident/Caught Fire |
Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 8 March 1945 |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Sources
Chris Brassfield
ContributorAAM
Sources
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log